LONDON – Global children’s charity Variety, set up by actors in the U.S. in 1927, is partnering with Lucasfilm Ltd. to create a special edition Gold Heart badge, featuring Star Wars characters C-3PO and R2-D2 in the U.K.

To celebrate the 21st year anniversary of the charity’s Gold Heart Appeal, the special edition badge aims to help to raise funds for children and young people who are sick, disabled and disadvantaged.

The collector’s item will be available from February 2012 for £1 ($1.58) at selected cinemas and retailers across the U.K., the charity said.